{"podcast":{"title":"Mandarin Monkey Podcast","slug":"mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044","podcast_index_feed_id":476044,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/671683b6c054f53907d2cb8f","website_url":"https://mandarinmonkey.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/671683b6c054f53907d2cb8f/show-cover.jpg","author":"Mandarin Monkey Ltd","episode_count":527,"summary":"Chinese and English Language podcast. A mixed couple (Tom & Ula) living in Taiwan, teach Chinese through the use of Chinglish (Chinese and English) on a variety of topics. Learn Chinese, study methods, Entertainment, news, life, business, hints and tricks to learning Mandarin. Hear a native speaking naturally and at natural pace but with the English translation so you can follow the context of the conversation. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T04:17:58.183079+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044"},"episode":{"title":"Real Mandarin & English Conversation |  UK Dentists vs Taiwan Dentists and Health Systom","slug":"real-mandarin-english-conversation-uk-dentists-vs-taiwan-dentists-and-health-systom","published_at":"2026-07-17T13:35:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044/real-mandarin-english-conversation-uk-dentists-vs-taiwan-dentists-and-health-systom","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044","url":"https://shows.acast.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast/episodes/real-mandarin-english-conversation-uk-dentists-vs-taiwan-den","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/671683b6c054f53907d2cb8f/e/6a5a2f977a878a33806a799b/media.mp3","summary":"Links: Skritter - Learn to write Chinese skritter.com?ref=mandarinmonkey Use promoCode: MANDARINMONKEY for 10% off everything 🐵 Learn Mandarin with us: https://mandarinmonkey.com/ Support Monkey Plays Patreon Page: https://patreon.com/monkeyplaysgames?utm_medium=unknown&amp;utm_source=join_link&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=copyLink 🎮 Check out our Monkey Plays channel: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;@monkeyplaysmandarin&nbsp;&nbsp; 🗣️ Want more opportunities to speak Mandarin outside of lessons? Join learners from around the world for fun discussions, games, and real conversations in our Mandarin Hangouts. Start speaking more Mandarrin today: https://mandarinmonkey.com/hangouts/ In this episode of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast, Tom shares the story of unexpectedly spending an hour getting a dental crown instead of a quick check-up, while Ula teaches essential Mandarin vocabulary for visiting the dentist in Taiwan. Along the way we compare: 🦷 UK vs Taiwan dentists 💉 Pain, injections and funny dental stories 🏥 Healthcare and privacy differences 🇹🇼 Useful Mandarin words and phrases for dental appointments 😂 Real conversations between a British husband and Taiwanese wife Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Links: Skritter - Learn to write Chinese skritter.com?ref=mandarinmonkey Use promoCode: MANDARINMONKEY for 10% off everything 🐵 Learn Mandarin with us: ht…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3742,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044/episodes/real-mandarin-english-conversation-uk-dentists-vs-taiwan-dentists-and-health-systom/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044/real-mandarin-english-conversation-uk-dentists-vs-taiwan-dentists-and-health-systom.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}